In November 2008 I took the FOI Unit of the DET to the Administration Decision Tribunal in relation to the production of an Audit Report into the Selective Schools Unit. The DET had the Crown Solicitor represent them at the hearing. It wasn't an easy day for me as I am not a Solicitor but I did the best that I could.
I had read in submissions previously produced under FOI about an Audit and how 32 recommendations had been made and so I requested the report under FOI so as to see whether the recomendations had been implimented as I was aware of serious issues in the Selective Schools Unit that included manipulation, misconduct and cover-ups. The DET refused to provide the report. I took the matter to the ADT. That was in November 2008. On the 14th July 2010 judgement was handed down. That was one year and 9 months (1yr 9mths) later. Then people wonder why matters take years to be dealt with. This type of delay isn't limited to the ADT.
It is obvious that the long wait resulted in the Judiciary Member not quite rembering what happend on the day as it became obvious to all that the Audit oversight process is a joke and nothing actually gets looked at or into. They have a meeting and a report is tabled that states what Audits have been completed and the outcomes, then that is it - meeting is closed.
It has become obvious to me that our Government has set up all these bodies, ADT, ICAC and the Ombudsman as a means of covering up their misconduct and corruption.
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